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Newark, New Jersey · summer 2026 (last summer)

Free Summer Meals for Kids in Newark, NJ

168 summer 2026 meal sites in Newark, with the sponsor, address, dates and meal times each one published to USDA.

These are last summer's sites

Need food for your kids now? Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479), Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, or check the official USDA Summer Meals Site Finder. The list below is the summer 2026 season, which ended on September 30, 2026. These sites are not listed as open now, and the dates and meal times are from last summer, not a schedule for this year or next summer. Sites for the next summer are usually announced in the spring.

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Weequahic Boosters

279 Chancellor Ave, Newark, NJ 07112

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 13 to Aug 19, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4
Ran Jul 13 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (973) 985-3523

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Weequahic Branch Library

355 Osborne Terrance, Newark, NJ 07112

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 30 to Aug 28, 2026, Tue to Fri: Lunch 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site closes on July 3rd.

Site phone: (973) 733-7751

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Weequahic High School

279 Chancellor Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112

Sponsor: Newark Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45a.m.-8:45a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; The site will be open for 20 days from July 6th to July 31st , and again for 10 days from August 3rd to August 7th and August 24th to August 28th.

Site phone: (973) 733-7170

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Weequahic Park Sports Authority

92 Thomas Carmichael Dr., Newark, NJ 07112

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site closes on July 3rd.

Site phone: (973) 877-9772

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

West Side

403 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

Sponsor: Newark Board of Education · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 28, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 7:45a.m.-8:45a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; The site will be open for 20 days from July 6th to July 31st , and again for 10 days from August 3rd to August 7th and August 24th to August 28th.

Site phone: (973) 733-7170

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

William Mobile Ashby Comm. Ctr.

695 Bergen St., Newark, NJ 07108

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 13 to Jul 30, 2026, Mon to Thu: Breakfast 8:30a.m.-9:30a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (973) 517-7352

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Wynona Lipman Gardens

200 Cathedral Court, Newark, NJ 07104

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jun 29 to Jul 31, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m., Lunch 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m.
Closed on July 4; Site closes on July 3rd.

Site phone: (862) 273-9340

Eat on-site · Open to all kids

Young Disciples Future Leaders

88-94 Boylan St., Newark, NJ 07106

Sponsor: City of Newark (SuNup) · Summer Food Service Program

Ran Jul 6 to Aug 14, 2026, Mon to Fri: Breakfast 8:00a.m.-9:00a.m., Lunch 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m.
Closed on July 4

Site phone: (862) 233-5027

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Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Administration Summer Meals Site Finder (public data layer), a list that local sponsors give to state agencies and states submit to USDA. Season 2026, serving dates Apr 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, data last updated by USDA Sep 9, 2026. We show spellings, dates, days, meal times, addresses and phone numbers as published and do not check them; late changes may be missing. SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) status is from USDA's participation page, last updated Aug 14, 2026. Sites that deliver meals, closed sites and sites that are not open to the public are not listed, and Puerto Rico and the other territories are not included here. To report a wrong listing, contact your state agency. A listing is not an endorsement.